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Intro: Stancliffe Palmers (F5) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Stancliffe Palmers (F5) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference F5
NAME Stancliffe PALMERS
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit
COUNTY Derbyshire
COLOUR Buff and occasionally pink, with some iron banding
TEXTURE Medium grained grit with some coarser material
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses and dressings
 USES (1)
 USES (2)
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names Ashover Grit
 

Reference

F6
NAME Stoke Hall
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit
COUNTY Derbyshire
COLOUR Buff
TEXTURE Fine to medium grained grit
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Ashlar, weathering courses and dressings
 USES (1) Sheffield Town Hall
 USES (2) Old Covent Garden, London
 USES (3) Sheffield Registry Office
 USES (4) Exeter Bridge, Derby
Stone Names Kinderscout Grit
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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